Eye Candy: Rustic & RefinedTo me, both these interiors capture a perfect balance of a rustic and refined. They're from Dream Homes: 100 Inspirational Interiors by Andreas von Einsiedel and Johanna Thornycroft. I refer to it as the "book that keeps on giving." Even if you've looked through it a hundred times, if you pick i…
I "Custom Cut" My Own Seagrass...Here's my new living room seagrass covering the fireplace hearth. How did this happen? Backstory: An email arrived from Sisal Rugs Direct offering a limited 2-day 15% offer. I opened this email late at night after drinking a glass of wine (well, really a bourbon & ginger ale, but wine sounds some…
Multi-Colored BooksInstead of going just with white, David Barden of David Barden Interior Design added in color covers to add interest to the shelves in the Gentleman's Study of last year's Richmond Symphony Designer House. I like this mix. Hope you're having a good week - a bit too hectic here on my end.…
Finger Lakes Make it on The Office FinaleIf you've read my blog over the years you know I grew up in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York (Auburn, Owasco Lake) It was great fun last night when Jim Carey, aka interviewee for Michael's old job, said he had to rejoin his family vacationing in the Finger Lakes. Hey, the Finger Lakes g…
Dreamy Sitting RoomBetsy Berner and Tara Sutphin of Berner Sutphin Designs are participating in this year's Stately Homes by the Sea Designer Show House and I'm happy to share these images they forwarded to me. They created a dreamy sitting room with soft colors and luxe details. The gold outlining on the secretary …
Can I Bleach This?Is it possible to bleach this red print slipcover white? It's Laura Ashley fabric I bought 12 years ago for $3 a yard (*forgot to mention earlier that it's 100% cotton). The chair was found on the sidewalk near our Cambridge apt. back in 1987. I'm in the process of finishing up my family room and al…
Blogger - Missing Post?Interesting. I thought when I was finally able to log back into Blogger I'd be able to put Thursday's post on Tailored Eye Candy back up. I guess not. Instead - here's some flowers from my garden. My mother recently gave me this small mirror, which I've always admired. It was a wedding present my …
Tailored Eye CandyLove the tailored and sophisticated feel of these rooms, along with the use of strong accent color. (all images via Neuvo Estilo here)The fabric on this bench is one of my favorite elements in this space.Art with illusion - an amazing choice for this narrow wall between two rooms. For me, it's felt…
A Washingtonian Inspired RoomAs part of the Washington Design Center's Jewel Tones of Design showhouse, Charlotte Lekakos created an optimistic and cheerful sitting room with strong references to the unique elements associated with Washington, DC. The room is wrapped in a large scale check wallpaper by Schumacher and a mix of …
Entry Change (again) & a Barn Sale Sat.This is the 4th version of my entry since starting my blog 3 years ago (previous post here). The last year it's been in flux so I never showed a photo of that version. Recently I checked out Sharon Haydon's site Fabulous Finds and came across this stone topped console table for $275. Loved the si…
High Contrast Interior LatticeOne of my favorite rooms from the 2010 Richmond Symphony Designer Showhouse was the sunroom designed by Kathy Morgan and Kevin Malone of Williams & Sherrills. They made the bold choice to take the existing white-on-white lattice and transform it into a show stopping surround for the whole room. Chin…
David Herchik's Capsule Collection for EF + LMDC designer David Herchik of JDS Designs has designed the debut Capsule Collection for Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman and the resulting pieces are strong lined, elegant and beautifully made. The Tribeca Chaise not only catches your eye but is wonderfully proportioned and extreme comfortable too.Th…
